Food Beat

Food Beat

June 17, 1993|By SHARON CROWDER Daily Press

The Dining Room at Ford's Colony, 240 Ford's Colony Drive, Williamsburg, will host a Cigar Smoker and Fine Wine Tasting Dinner June 24. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. and features special guest Paul Garmirian, a cigar producer and author of "The Gourmet Guide to Cigars." Garmirian will discuss the development of cigars, how cigars are manufactured and the practice of smoking them. Cigars will be offered to guests before dinner and after the last course is served.

Executive chef David Everett's menu includes a Champagne Reception with hors d'oeuvres, a first course of Grilled Salmon with Bean Puree, Crispy Skin and Vidalia Onion Coulis with a 1990 Clos du Bois "Flintwood" Chardonnay, followed by Braised Slow-Roasted Duck with Wilted Spinach and Zucchini paired with a 1989 Robert Stemmler Pinot Noir.

Cost is $55.25 per person for members and $65 for nonmembers.

BOOGIE ON OVER. The Bayou Boogaloo and Cajun Food Festival in Downtown Norfolk's Town Point Park starts Friday and runs through Sunday. If you've got a hankering for delicacies such as steamed crawfish, red beans and rice, etoufee, andouille sausage, beignets and Cajun catfish, this is the event to get to. It features more than 15 area and regional vendors and restaurants serving up hot and spicy foods, as well as Cajun, Zydeco and blues bands, critter races and more.

Don't miss the Chow Down Challenges, scheduled for 1, 2 and 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Sunday. Festival-goers will have the opportunity to participate in hot pepper eating contests, crawfish peel 'n' eat contests and Cajun crab pickin' challenges. Registration forms for the Chow Down Challenges will be handed out at the festival site.

Cooking enthusiasts will want to see the free Cajun cooking demonstrations hosted by local chefs. They're scheduled for 1 and 3 p.m. Saturday and 2:15 and 3 p.m. Sunday at the WNIS Chefs Demo Area.